Auxiliary trigger for guns.



No. 851,626. PATENTED APR. 23, 1907. J. H. KEYSB.

AUXILIARY TRIGGER FOR GUNS.

APPLICATION I 'ILED JAN. 8, 1907.

UNHTED ETATES JESSE H. KEYSE, OF

DENVER, COLORADO.

AUXlLlARY TRIGGER FOR GUNS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application filed January 8. 1907. Serial No. 351,342.

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Be it known that I, JEssE .ll. Knrsn. a

citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county or Denver and State of (olo- I'ttLlO, have invented certain new and useful limproven'ients in" Auxiliary 'lriggers'fon Guns; and 1 do declare the fbllowing to be a full, clear, and exact t'iescription oi the invention, such as will enable others ski led in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in auxiliary triggers for double barrel guns.

As is well known the triggers used in eon- 1 nection with the respective barrels of the gun, are arranged one in advance of the other. This necessitates that after pulling one trigger, a considerable movement of the hand is required in order to pull the other trigger. Moreover while pulling the forward trigger the second finger or that next to the trigger finger is pressed so tightly against the guard that the recoil oi the gun acts injuriously thereon, to such an extent that after this trigger has been pulled a considerable number of times during a short interval in trap shooting, the recoil ot the gun incident to the corresponding discharges or explosions, produces very painful consequences, the said second finger being very badly bruised. Furthermore it often happens while shooting game in the open field, that it becomes necessary to discharge two barrels of the gun in very rapid succession; and this becomes practicable in consequence of the aforesaid arrangement of the two triggers, since the one is so far in. advance of" the other, that an appreciable period of time must elapse while moving the hand suificiently to allow the trigger Finger to pass from the one trigger to the other. During this time a bird on the wing will have time to fly a considerable distance.

The object of my improvement is to overcome all of these difficulties, and it consists in providing the forward trigger of the gun with an auxiliary trigger or member which extends rearwardly such a distance as to be very nearly in lateral alinement with the rear trigger, the auxiliary trigger and the rear trigger being so close together, that after pulling the auxiliary member, only a slight movement of the end of the trigger finger forward of the first joint, is required. in order to pull the other trigger. 1 his auxiliary trigger member may be detaehably connected with the forward trigger or formed integral therewith as may be desired.

llaviirg brielly outiinei'rmy improved con.- struetion as well as the function .11 is intended to perform. l will proceed to describe the same in detail reference being made to the j accompanying drawing in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

l in this drawing, Figure 1 is a fragmentary l side elevation of a double barrel gun showing l the forward trigger equipped with my improvement. Fig. 2 is an uni'lerneath view oi the same with the trigger gnariremoved, 1 its position, however, being indicated by I dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of my improved auxiliary trigger member viewed from the side opposite that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a view showing the auxiliary trigger member i'ormed integral with the i'orwari trigger.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 design ate a trigger guard attached to the stock or body of the gun (j in the usual manner. The forward trigger 7 and the rear trigger 8 are shown in the drawing arranged in the ordinary way. Referring first to Figs. 1 to at inclusive, to the forward trigger is attached an auxiliary trigger member 9 the said member being provided with a suitable clamping device 10 consisting of a member 12 hinged to a lug 15 at one extremity. while its other extremity is slotted to receive a clamping bolt 1-.t pivotally connected with a trigger lug 15, whereby the bolt may be disengaged from the part 12 or thrown to the dotted line position in Fig. 4. To this clamping bolt is attached a thumb nut 16. By adjusting this nut it is evident that the auxiliary trigger member may be securely clamped to the forward trigger 7 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 5 the auxiliary trigger member designated '7 is formed integral with the forward trigger.

hichever form of construction is used, the auxiliary trigger member may be shaped as desired in order to give the results stated. As shown in the drawing this trigger member is hook-shaped or fashioned or shaped somewhat similar to the ordinary trigger. The rear part of the auxiliary trigger member occupies a position only slightly in advance of the curved or hool -sl1aped rear portion of the rear trigger 8. Hence in using the gun the auxiliary trigger member will be pressed when it is desired to operate the forward trigger. As soon as this is done, a slight movement only of the end of the trigger fin.- ger, is necessary in order to press the rear trigger. Hence the two barrels of the gun may be fired in more rapid succession than is possible when using the ordinary trigger con struction. Moreover the position of the auxiliary trigger member is such that it is never necessary to press the second finger against the trigger guard while operating the forward trigger.

The auxiliary trigger member is provided withan upward projection or extension 9 whereby it is adapted to engage the stock or trigger plate of the gun above the guard which forms a stop to prevent further movement. This stop feature prevents the movement of the auxiliary trigger member far enough to allow the trigger finger to act on the rear trigger 8.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with the rear trigger of a double barrel gun, of a forward trigger whose finger piece is provided with a rear wardly extending auxiliary finger piece.

2. The combination with the forward and rear triggers of a double barrel gun, of an auxiliary finger piece detachably connected with the finger piece of the forward trigger, and extending rearwardly from the latter, substantially as described.

3. The combination with the forward and rear triggers of a double barrel gun, of an auxiliary trigger or finger piece attached to the finger piece of the forward trigger, extending rearwardly from the latter and terminating at a point slightly in advance of the finger piece of the rear trigger.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE H. KEYSE.

Witnesses DENA NELSON, A. J. OBRIEN. 

